Stator Winding

A stator winding is simply the stationary winding in an electric motor, either for rotary or linear. The stator in an AC motor is a wire coil, called a stator winding, which is built into the motor. When this coil is energized by AC power, a rotating magnetic field is produced.

The stator windings have a very low resistance and the winding is also insulated from the frame. The motor stator winding is identical to a generator armature that has a like amount of poles. Each stator winding is overlapped and is electrically and mechanically 120 degrees out of phase.